under authority
Example Sentences
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Federal agencies make and implement rules under authority that Congress has granted under statute.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2022
Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2020
Some advocates of the monument had said they remained hopeful after Obama, who leaves office on Jan. 20, created new monuments in Utah and Nevada in December under authority of the 1906 Antiquities Act.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2017
The State Department’s international agreements are binding agreements between nations negotiated by the president under authority delegated by Congress.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2016
From authority: documentary testimony is classified under authority.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
